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Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca

Location	Waseca, Minnesota
Status	Operational
Security class	Low-security
Population	728
Opened	1995
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca (FCI Waseca) is a low-security United States federal prison for female offenders in Minnesota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The site, located 75 miles (121 km) from Minneapolis, was converted into a prison in 1992 after formerly serving as a University of Minnesota campus.

History

FCI Waseca opened in 1995 as an all-male facility. It used many of the buildings from the former college. In 2006, FCI Waseca received its most high-profile prisoner when Jeffrey Skilling, CEO of the now defunct Enron Corporation was sent there after he was convicted of insider trading, securities fraud and other charges for making a $60 million profit by selling company stock in anticipation of the company's 2001 collapse. Skilling was transferred to FCI Englewood, another low-security facility in Colorado, after FCI Waseca was converted into an all-female prison in 2008.

Notable incidents

The FBI was called in to investigate an act of violence at FCI Waseca in June 2011. Felecia Thomas, a 45-year-old inmate serving a sentence for arson, allegedly attempted to strangle another inmate with a rope taken from a laundry bag. Thomas pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon on January 11, 2013 and was subsequently sentenced to an additional 41 months in prison. She was scheduled to be released in 2021.

Notable inmates (current and former)

See also

• United States
• Politics

• List of U.S. federal prisons
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Incarceration in the United States

References

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10. "Girlfriend gets 8 years for hiding 'Whitey' Bulger - CNN.com". Articles.cnn.com. 2012-06-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
11. "Longtime girlfriend of "Whitey" Bulger has 8-year sentence upheld". Fox News. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
12. Published: September 09, 1995 (1995-09-09). "Woman Gets 20-Year Sentence In Attacks on Abortion Clinics". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-04.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Further reading

• "Waseca Federal Correction Complex, Institution Establishment and Operation, Waseca County: Environmental Impact Statement." Federal Bureau of Prisons. 1994. Available at Google Books.

External links

• FCI Waseca from Federal Bureau of Prisons

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